:00:00. > :00:00.the fresher air returns but it will also be cloudier and wetter.
:00:00. > :00:10.Just ?2.50 for a week's worth of alcohol,
:00:11. > :00:12.a charity publishes the figures, as legal arguments resume over
:00:13. > :00:16.the Scottish Government's plans to impose a minimum price.
:00:17. > :00:22.A former head of the Navy says the UK Government must come clean
:00:23. > :00:26.that's holding up a ship-building programme on the Clyde.
:00:27. > :00:32.Police Scotland hopes to boost the number
:00:33. > :00:34.of Muslim women joining the force by introducing
:00:35. > :00:45.I wanted to join when I was younger, but my mum was concerned, because I
:00:46. > :00:46.wore the headscarf, that I might face some sort of racism or
:00:47. > :00:48.Islamophobia on the street. Also on the programme,
:00:49. > :00:50.and one of the country's most successful runners
:00:51. > :00:52.says there could be as many as a dozen Scottish athletes
:00:53. > :01:07.going to Rio with Team GB. On average, ?2.50 will probably buy
:01:08. > :01:12.you a cappuccino in coffee shop. It's also the price you'll pay
:01:13. > :01:16.for enough alcohol to reach the recommended maximum
:01:17. > :01:19.weekly intake of booze. That disparity and any effect
:01:20. > :01:23.on the nation's health is at the heart of a prolonged
:01:24. > :01:25.and bitter legal battle between the Scottish Government
:01:26. > :01:30.and the drinks industry. Our home affairs correspondent
:01:31. > :01:37.Reevel Alderson. It's almost four years
:01:38. > :01:40.since the Scottish Parliament legislated to impose
:01:41. > :01:42.a minimum unit price for alcohol. The Government
:01:43. > :01:44.later fixed it at 50p. But the policy remains on the shelf
:01:45. > :01:46.because of protracted legal proceedings brought
:01:47. > :01:49.by the Scotch Whisky Association. As they got under way,
:01:50. > :01:52.the charity Alcohol Focus Scotland published a survey
:01:53. > :01:54.on just how cheap alcohol can be. Researchers found cider at the
:01:55. > :02:01.equivalent price of 18p per unit. That would almost treble if the
:02:02. > :02:05.Government's policy were introduced. Lager costing as little
:02:06. > :02:07.as 26p a unit, The survey also showed
:02:08. > :02:15.wine could be bought for 32p a unit Both would have to increase
:02:16. > :02:19.in price significantly. It's reignited the arguments
:02:20. > :02:33.before the Court of Session, The price of most strings has not
:02:34. > :02:37.risen in the five years since the last Alcohol Focus survey. In a
:02:38. > :02:40.recovering economy, that makes it relatively more affordable, but the
:02:41. > :02:45.charity says, in that period, delays to the input mentation of the
:02:46. > :02:48.minimum pricing policies have led to further hospital admissions, crime
:02:49. > :02:52.and deaths caused by alcohol. Hundreds of people would not be
:02:53. > :02:56.dead, hundreds of families not grieving, if this policy had been
:02:57. > :03:00.implemented. And fundamentally, the Scotch Whisky Association membership
:03:01. > :03:06.had to look inward and ask themselves, are they prepared to
:03:07. > :03:12.continue to put profits before the health of the people of Scotland? In
:03:13. > :03:15.court, the Government lawyer argued alcohol consumption has recently
:03:16. > :03:19.risen and ministers are concerned it could be a trend. But the Scotch
:03:20. > :03:23.Whisky Association said while it supports efforts to reduce the harm
:03:24. > :03:28.caused by alcohol, the Government's legislation will not address it. We
:03:29. > :03:32.believe minimum unit pricing will not tackle because of the problem,
:03:33. > :03:36.it will not tackle those people in Scotland to drink too harmful and
:03:37. > :03:40.hazardous levels. There are better, much more targeted approaches.
:03:41. > :03:43.Minimum unit pricing is a blanket approach that does not differentiate
:03:44. > :03:47.between those who drink responsibly, most people, and those who drink
:03:48. > :03:50.between those who drink responsibly, harmfully or hazardous Lee and have
:03:51. > :03:53.a problem with alcohol. The Scotch Whisky Association is urging the
:03:54. > :03:58.court to rule that the Government policy would go against the EU free
:03:59. > :04:00.trade laws and the minimum pricing should be scrapped. This debate is
:04:01. > :04:03.all about a unit of alcohol. Many people have a
:04:04. > :04:04.difficulty envisaging So let me put this
:04:05. > :04:08.debate into context. The recommended maximum amount
:04:09. > :04:10.of alcohol we should drink But the survey found a three-litre
:04:11. > :04:13.bottle of strong cider At that price, you could get a week
:04:14. > :04:18.and a half's intake of alcohol for less than ?4,
:04:19. > :04:20.and the Government argues The RMT union says Scotrail guards
:04:21. > :04:34.have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in
:04:35. > :04:37.a dispute over driver-only trains. No timetable's been set
:04:38. > :04:38.for industrial action. That's due to be considered soon
:04:39. > :04:41.by the union executive. But ScotRail management question
:04:42. > :04:55.the support for a strike. Nearly half of our people are not in
:04:56. > :05:00.favour of strike action. That is no surprise, I have already gone out
:05:01. > :05:06.and guaranteed the number of jobs of our employees, and no-one will lose
:05:07. > :05:09.their jobs, pay and terms and conditions will be guaranteed, as
:05:10. > :05:15.well as the future of the role of a conductor in Scotland. We want to
:05:16. > :05:20.ensure that Scottish trains run safely. By removing the guard from
:05:21. > :05:26.the train, that ensures that trains will not run safely, and if, God
:05:27. > :05:30.forbid, there is a collision or derailment, there will be no-one
:05:31. > :05:33.responsible in order to ensure that passengers leave the train safely.
:05:34. > :05:36.A former head of the Navy has said the UK Government
:05:37. > :05:38.must come clean and admit a lack of money
:05:39. > :05:41.is delaying a ship-building programme on the Clyde.
:05:42. > :05:44.Unions have warned that if work on the new warships doesn't start soon,
:05:45. > :05:46.hundreds of jobs will be put at risk.
:05:47. > :05:51.Here's our business correspondent David Henderson.
:05:52. > :05:58.It is here they build the navy's warships, like this one, under wraps
:05:59. > :06:02.while it is under construction. But for workers on the Clyde yards, the
:06:03. > :06:06.future is far from certain. The question on their minds is this -
:06:07. > :06:13.when will they start building the next generation of Type 26 frigates?
:06:14. > :06:17.Massive vessels designed to hunt submarines. They had expected to
:06:18. > :06:22.start cutting steel for those ships here later this year, but that
:06:23. > :06:31.timetable appears to have slipped. MPs want to know why, prompting this
:06:32. > :06:35.broadside from a former naval chief. There is almost no money extra
:06:36. > :06:38.available this year, and we are really strapped next year. The
:06:39. > :06:41.Government or not coming clean about that. I think, if they did, people
:06:42. > :06:46.Government or not coming clean about would understand. The British people
:06:47. > :06:52.are not stupid, but to pretend, no, we're going to order these, there
:06:53. > :06:57.are problems of design and things, it is being economical with the
:06:58. > :07:00.actuality. It has been a busy few years at the Clyde shipyards,
:07:01. > :07:07.building sections of two aircraft carriers. They have been moved to
:07:08. > :07:12.Rosyth in Fife for final assembly. Now they are building much smaller
:07:13. > :07:13.ships for the Royal Navy, five of these offshore patrol vessels, but
:07:14. > :07:20.ships for the Royal Navy, five of that work can only last a few years.
:07:21. > :07:23.The Government said 13 frigates will be built by BAE Systems here on the
:07:24. > :07:30.Clyde. When they will start is not clear. Unions want a delay could be
:07:31. > :07:36.catastrophic, but the company made clear today they don't want to lay
:07:37. > :07:39.off staff. We are fortunate that we have the carrier programmes, and we
:07:40. > :07:44.would like to explore how we can use our employees on the Clyde to
:07:45. > :07:50.support those programmes if there were to be any break-in load on the
:07:51. > :07:55.Clyde. The UK Government says its spending ?8 billion in the next
:07:56. > :07:59.decade on warships - much of it here. But that is unlikely to calm
:08:00. > :08:01.its critics. David Henderson, Reporting Scotland, Glasgow.
:08:02. > :08:03.Police Scotland is preparing to introduce a hijab as
:08:04. > :08:07.an optional part of its uniform to encourage Muslim women to join up.
:08:08. > :08:09.The force is studying a specific design of headscarf
:08:10. > :08:10.like those used by London's Metropolitan Police.
:08:11. > :08:24.Glasgow, home to the majority of the Asian population in Scotland. The
:08:25. > :08:28.hijab is often senior in the Pollokshields area of the city. It
:08:29. > :08:31.is a headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering their head and neck but
:08:32. > :08:36.leaving the face clear. The Metropolitan Police in London have
:08:37. > :08:40.used it in their uniform for over a decade. 4% of the population in
:08:41. > :08:44.Scotland come from black and Asian communities. Police Scotland says it
:08:45. > :08:49.wants to reflect this in its 17,000 strong workforce. But to do that, it
:08:50. > :09:00.would need to recruit 650 people from these communities. The number
:09:01. > :09:04.that applied last year? 127. At this Muslim women's resource centre, the
:09:05. > :09:07.idea is under discussion. I actually wanted to join the police force when
:09:08. > :09:11.I was younger, but my mum was concerned, because I wear the
:09:12. > :09:16.headscarf, that I might face some sort of racism or Islamophobia on
:09:17. > :09:20.the street. I think that is a cause for concern as well. When young
:09:21. > :09:24.girls and families, they look and see people, women working on the
:09:25. > :09:30.street with the hijab on, they may think, I can also join the police,
:09:31. > :09:33.why not? Generally, I think there is some stigma attached to being part
:09:34. > :09:38.of the police and how that is viewed, and then, you know, without
:09:39. > :09:41.a doubt there are issues around racism in the police as well. So I
:09:42. > :09:47.think all of these have contributed to bouts lower uptake from the BME
:09:48. > :09:54.community. And that image is something that the police as it is
:09:55. > :09:55.working. There is a lot of work going on about outrage and
:09:56. > :09:58.engagement with communities, as I going on about outrage and
:09:59. > :10:03.have said, who have not seen policing as a career option before.
:10:04. > :10:05.When we build those relationships and people have community trust and
:10:06. > :10:10.confidence, that I am hopeful that the face of Scottish pleasing. To
:10:11. > :10:13.change. It seems it will take more than making bigger jackpot of the
:10:14. > :10:19.uniform to get Muslim women to join up, but it a start.
:10:20. > :10:21.Still to come on tonight's programme:
:10:22. > :10:23.How a space probe partly made in Glasgow is trying
:10:24. > :10:25.to prove Einstein's theory about gravitational waves.
:10:26. > :10:28.In sport, Scots athletes impress on the world stage.
:10:29. > :10:30.The signs are looking good for the most Scots
:10:31. > :10:41.Full details on running the road to Rio coming up.
:10:42. > :10:45.The EU referendum debate has just over two weeks to go.
:10:46. > :10:47.The argument, to leave or remain, is raging in some
:10:48. > :10:52.But the campaign in Scotland is far less visible.
:10:53. > :10:55.So we sent our political correspondent Glenn Campbell
:10:56. > :11:14.Today in England, Boruc and his bus are battling for Leave. -- Boris.
:11:15. > :11:21.With David Cameron countering for Remain. While Nigel Farage is
:11:22. > :11:27.campaigning for out, the Liberal Democrats are among those arguing
:11:28. > :11:30.for us to stay in. Meanwhile, in Scotland, there is nothing like the
:11:31. > :11:37.same energy. Have you seen much of the campaign? Not seen any of it.
:11:38. > :11:43.Anybody been at your door? No. Leaflets? One from the government.
:11:44. > :11:47.Not much going on, nothing coming in the door. Election fatigue could be
:11:48. > :11:53.one factor, we have at the European Parliament election, the
:11:54. > :11:56.independence referendum, the UK general election, the Scottish
:11:57. > :12:03.Parliament election, and now this EU referendum, five big votes in less
:12:04. > :12:06.than two years. That is not to say that nothing is happening. A lonely
:12:07. > :12:11.flitter targeting Edinburgh commuters this morning, on the day
:12:12. > :12:16.Hollywood journalists heard of this campaign argued that leaving the EU
:12:17. > :12:20.would make the Scottish Parliament more powerful. Agriculture would
:12:21. > :12:24.come back and a GoalControl, but in fishing, when you start to manage
:12:25. > :12:28.fishing areas, then you have a real sign of the industry being totally
:12:29. > :12:36.transformed. I think there would be real gains. But the Remain sides say
:12:37. > :12:40.staying within the EU is better for trade and jobs. All of our business
:12:41. > :12:44.organisations, the farmers be' union, the whisky industry, they are
:12:45. > :12:51.saying they want to stay part of it, do not take us out of it. Two years
:12:52. > :12:56.ago, the independence referendum was far more intense. There was so much
:12:57. > :13:00.vigour to that campaign, the public was so involved, and in Scotland you
:13:01. > :13:05.would barely know there is a EU referendum about to take place. Why
:13:06. > :13:09.is that? A few reasons, the EU is not something that people feel as
:13:10. > :13:13.passionately about as Scottish or British nationalism, and I think it
:13:14. > :13:18.is very one-sided as well. But both sides are arguing their case in
:13:19. > :13:22.local debates, like this one held by the Church of Scotland, which you
:13:23. > :13:24.can attend if you are anywhere near their London outpost. Glen Campbell,
:13:25. > :13:26.Reporting Scotland. Flash flooding has affected parts
:13:27. > :13:28.of Scotland disrupting roads and some rail services
:13:29. > :13:30.around the country. These pictures were taken
:13:31. > :13:32.in Penicuik in Midlothian where heavy rain brought
:13:33. > :13:44.traffic to a standstill. Water ended some properties in the
:13:45. > :13:49.town. Train services between Inverness and Perth were disrupted
:13:50. > :13:54.for some time due to flooding on the line. Services later returned to
:13:55. > :13:59.normal. The weather is coming up, but first a look at stories from
:14:00. > :14:02.across the country. A second oil summit featuring
:14:03. > :14:06.industry leaders and politicians is to be held in Aberdeen. Trade unions
:14:07. > :14:10.and academics will also attend the meeting later this month. A report
:14:11. > :14:15.earlier this week said more than four in ten of the UK's oil and gas
:14:16. > :14:19.firms planned further cost-cutting. The team behind Scotland's biggest
:14:20. > :14:28.solar farm, which has been unveiled today, believes there is huge
:14:29. > :14:30.potential for the technology. 55,000 panels have been installed on a 70
:14:31. > :14:33.acre side between Dundee and Perth. It will provide enough electricity
:14:34. > :14:39.to power around 3500 homes. It is really key to Scotland to have both
:14:40. > :14:42.solar and wind, which is currently the dominant technology, to balance
:14:43. > :14:45.the grid, so we get solar in the summer, wind in the winter
:14:46. > :14:50.predominantly, and if you put them together, it creates more of a
:14:51. > :14:53.balanced grid. Police are investigating the deliberate
:14:54. > :14:58.disturbance of a bird of prey nests in a Forrest south of Inverness.
:14:59. > :15:02.Four buzzard nests and one got Salk nests have been abandoned by the
:15:03. > :15:10.adult birds, with chicks left to die. -- goshawk. Scots communities
:15:11. > :15:14.are being encouraged to apply for public funding now if they are
:15:15. > :15:19.considering a land buyout. It follows the local buyout by the
:15:20. > :15:23.South West development company of 1900 acres of forestry land from the
:15:24. > :15:30.Forestry Commission. The island community has plans to harvest the
:15:31. > :15:34.trees and develop the land. Scottish postmen and women have
:15:35. > :15:39.taken part in a celebration in Edinburgh? 500 years of UK postal
:15:40. > :15:44.services. The 19th century hall stroll mail coach led the procession
:15:45. > :15:47.of male workers, many in historic uniforms, from the capital. --
:15:48. > :15:52.horse-drawn. Back now to the EU referendum,
:15:53. > :15:55.and tonight we're looking at the role our representatives play
:15:56. > :15:57.in the European Parliament. Our political correspondent
:15:58. > :15:59.Nick Eardley has been to Strasbourg, where he's been meeting
:16:00. > :16:01.Scottish MEPs to find out what impact this
:16:02. > :16:09.month's vote might have. Strasbourg, the official home of the
:16:10. > :16:13.European Parliament. You might be more used to hearing about Brussels
:16:14. > :16:17.in the EU referendum debate but it is here that the only directly
:16:18. > :16:24.elected EU politicians have their say. Scotland elects six people
:16:25. > :16:30.every five years to sit here. Delia of -- leader of the SNP group knows
:16:31. > :16:33.the group the wilful study has been an MEP for 20 years. He argues it is
:16:34. > :16:39.building bridges across Europe, which means we should stay. The
:16:40. > :16:43.reality being in the European Parliament that no nationality has
:16:44. > :16:48.an outright majority. In theory, the six members from Scotland can
:16:49. > :16:53.influence and build a majority the key Scottish interests. Many
:16:54. > :16:56.disagree. One member of the Scottish contingent, Ukip is like David
:16:57. > :17:01.Cockburn, wants us to put him out of a job in a couple of weeks' time.
:17:02. > :17:06.Here, Britain is one 27th of the whole shebang. That is not much
:17:07. > :17:10.good, Scotland's voice is great in the United Kingdom because we are
:17:11. > :17:16.one quarter of the voice. Depending who you listen to, the EU is
:17:17. > :17:20.responsible for as much as 60 but -- 62% of UK law or as little as 13%.
:17:21. > :17:24.Then there is the question of who makes those laws. The European
:17:25. > :17:30.Commission is based in Brussels and is the civil service of the EU, and
:17:31. > :17:35.Parliament here where members from across the EU can scrutinise and
:17:36. > :17:39.approve or reject legislation. There is the European council, made up of
:17:40. > :17:43.member states. It is the chance for national governments to have their
:17:44. > :17:48.say. In this case, it is the UK, which represent Scotland. And then
:17:49. > :17:52.there is the European court of justice, which makes sure that all
:17:53. > :17:56.the rules are followed. If we leave the EU in a couple of weeks, that
:17:57. > :18:01.will change. So what would a British exit mean for Scotland's
:18:02. > :18:04.relationship with the EU. We would be doing business with them anyway,
:18:05. > :18:09.we just wouldn't have to pay all this money in and we would make our
:18:10. > :18:12.own decisions about farming, about fishing, we will have the same
:18:13. > :18:14.single farm payment but it will come directly from the British
:18:15. > :18:19.government. There have been examples of things that happened that didn't
:18:20. > :18:25.suit us, it is far better to be involved and to have a say, rather
:18:26. > :18:30.than to be on the outside and be buffeted along, in any case, while
:18:31. > :18:33.other people are setting the agenda. Will the British flag continued to
:18:34. > :18:35.fly with other member states here? That decision is down to voters in a
:18:36. > :18:44.couple of weeks' time. What about That decision is down to voters in a
:18:45. > :18:48.the British flag at the Olympics? Rona has some hope for news on that.
:18:49. > :18:50.Scotland's most successful distance runner Liz McColgan says
:18:51. > :18:56.there could be as many as 12 Scots athletes in Team GB for Rio.
:18:57. > :18:58.That number is an impressive step up from recent Games -
:18:59. > :19:00.and more than double the number in London.
:19:01. > :19:02.There are four Scots already named in the team,
:19:03. > :19:05.Scotland's Director of Coaching Rodger Harkins says
:19:06. > :19:13.selection for Rio will reap benefits for years to come.
:19:14. > :19:18.Scottish athletes are shining on the world stage, with Olympic selection
:19:19. > :19:23.a reality for many more than in recent years. I think we have a
:19:24. > :19:31.great opportunity to have maybe 12 Scots in the team. That is from 400
:19:32. > :19:34.hurdles, 800, 15, five K, ten K and Marathon. Those good depth in what
:19:35. > :19:39.we're doing now in athletics in Scotland, and it is just great to
:19:40. > :19:42.see. 12 Scots would compare extremely well to recent games for
:19:43. > :19:48.stubborn fact we have to turn the clock back 44 years to Munich to
:19:49. > :19:52.find a dozen Scots in Team GB. And it seems the rotary oh is bonding
:19:53. > :19:57.the top Scots. You will find that if you look on social media that the
:19:58. > :20:01.Scottish athletes, Lindsay, Laura, a leash, Andrew, when they all perform
:20:02. > :20:02.they tweet and congratulate each other. So although they are
:20:03. > :20:07.competitive they are very supportive other. So although they are
:20:08. > :20:10.of each other. That is Andrew Pritchard, he has twice broken the
:20:11. > :20:18.36-year-old record of Scots distance great, Nat Muir. I -- my coach used
:20:19. > :20:26.to train with him, and now to beat Nat Muir is great. Butchered has
:20:27. > :20:31.posted a Olimpico fun times twice this year, but the stiff challenge
:20:32. > :20:37.of Team GB trials lies ahead. I am up against the like of Mo Farah, but
:20:38. > :20:40.there are three spot so I have a good opportunity. There is a long
:20:41. > :20:45.way from selection to the podium, but making the team for Rio is the
:20:46. > :20:48.first step on the ultimate Olympic journey. The Elonex have a special
:20:49. > :20:55.first step on the ultimate Olympic aura about them. Maybe their second
:20:56. > :21:01.Olympics are the best. I am happy with the work done by the athletes
:21:02. > :21:07.and coaches. They are making a big push. Team GB will be named on July
:21:08. > :21:08.13. The Scotland women's national
:21:09. > :21:11.football team took a step closer to qualifying for the 2017
:21:12. > :21:13.European Championship with a 1-0 win The Scots now sit top
:21:14. > :21:21.of their qualifying group Their final game is in
:21:22. > :21:26.September away to Iceland. The Commonwealth Games bronze
:21:27. > :21:27.medallist Erraid Davies will face a medical panel tomorrow to assess
:21:28. > :21:31.whether she is eligible to take part The 15-year old swimmer
:21:32. > :21:33.from Shetland became the youngest-ever Commonwealth Games
:21:34. > :21:39.medallist at Glasgow 2014. Davies has Perthes disease,
:21:40. > :21:40.which affects her hip She was told by a classification
:21:41. > :21:45.panel in April that her impairment was not serious enough
:21:46. > :21:54.for her to compete. We will bring you news of that women
:21:55. > :21:59.get it and that is it for tonight. They're one of the great mysteries
:22:00. > :22:01.of the universe predicted by Albert Einstein and proved
:22:02. > :22:04.to exist in experiments Now a space probe, partly created
:22:05. > :22:08.at Glasgow university, is involved in the search
:22:09. > :22:12.for gravitational waves. And according to the European
:22:13. > :22:14.Space Agency, the mission Here's our Science Correspondent,
:22:15. > :22:26.Kenneth Macdonald. It's the biggest of big ideas, an
:22:27. > :22:28.observatory in space that can see ripples in space and time, that can
:22:29. > :22:33.hear stars colliding, and at its ripples in space and time, that can
:22:34. > :22:40.heart, and interferometer created in Glasgow to measure very small
:22:41. > :22:41.distances indeed. It is a system of laser beams and designed to measure
:22:42. > :22:49.a distance, but it is designed to do laser beams and designed to measure
:22:50. > :22:58.it very accurately. How accurately? To about 1,000,000th of 1,000,000th
:22:59. > :23:01.of a meter. The recent Pathfinder mission to one of Glasgow's devices
:23:02. > :23:05.of a meter. The recent Pathfinder into orbit around the sun. Results
:23:06. > :23:10.are better than expected. The goal of Pathfinder is to show that we can
:23:11. > :23:20.take this, that it into space, and then set it free. It is so free that
:23:21. > :23:24.there are no forces acting on it. That means it will be able to sense
:23:25. > :23:29.those tiny gravitational waves, that were discovered just last year here
:23:30. > :23:34.on Earth. The fall Lisa mission will have laser arms 5,000,000th limiters
:23:35. > :23:38.in length, but when? The nominal timing of that is 2034, but with the
:23:39. > :23:41.excitement of the results that came out in February and partly because
:23:42. > :23:47.of what we have had today, I think the push is on to try and exonerate
:23:48. > :23:51.that. There is a scientific imperative to accelerated and now a
:23:52. > :23:55.technological one to underpin that, so full team ahead -- full steam
:23:56. > :23:57.ahead. The point, to work at what has been going on in other galaxies
:23:58. > :23:59.far across the universe. Now here's Shelley Joffre
:24:00. > :24:07.with details of Scotland 2016... Tonight, as David Cameron and Nigel
:24:08. > :24:15.Farage face a public grilling, we hear what MEPs in Strasbourg and
:24:16. > :24:19.young voters in Glasgow think of the referendum campaign. And we are in
:24:20. > :24:22.California for the latest on Hillary Clinton's bid for the Democratic
:24:23. > :24:25.presidential nomination. Join me over on BBC Two at half past ten.
:24:26. > :24:27.We saw the flash flooding earlier in the programme,
:24:28. > :24:38.Two sides of summer today, some beautiful warm sunshine, but they
:24:39. > :24:40.helped to trigger off some fierce thunderstorms across northern
:24:41. > :24:44.Scotland and parts of the south-east. Here is the earlier
:24:45. > :24:48.radar, those heavy thundery downpours in the north, some further
:24:49. > :24:54.south as well, but many places escaped largely dry, and that is
:24:55. > :24:58.what we will see this evening. A yellow weather warning, but they
:24:59. > :25:03.will fade away tonight. Cloud starts to increase from the East, some
:25:04. > :25:07.missed as well for the West Coast, we have not seen that for a while.
:25:08. > :25:13.Temperatures very much on the mild side in the south, further north
:25:14. > :25:16.just that we bit fresher. Fairly quickly the cloud burns off tomorrow
:25:17. > :25:21.to the east coast and it brightens up nicely with some warm sunshine
:25:22. > :25:24.once again. High temperatures across south-west Scotland could trigger
:25:25. > :25:30.off the odd heavy shower but I do think they will mainly be a high
:25:31. > :25:33.ground feature, 22 Celsius expected the Dumfries and Galloway 's, lovely
:25:34. > :25:40.sunshine for the inner Hebrides and the Glasgow area.
:25:41. > :25:49.Some good sunny spells, high temperatures across the Northwest,
:25:50. > :25:54.maybe not as high as we saw today. Clear skies for much of eastern
:25:55. > :25:57.coastal areas, nagging north-easterly breeze is keeping
:25:58. > :26:01.things very much on the cool side. But you don't have to come too far
:26:02. > :26:04.inland to see the warm temperatures once again. Those showers we will
:26:05. > :26:09.see during the course of the afternoon will die away. All in all,
:26:10. > :26:14.a lovely end to the day. It stays dry overnight with cloud. High
:26:15. > :26:20.pressure still dominating on Thursday. A gradual switch in the
:26:21. > :26:25.weather, though, as we start to draw in more fresher air, bringing rain
:26:26. > :26:28.Friday. But for Thursday, one or two showers, yes, it brightens up
:26:29. > :26:30.nicely, and some warm sunshine, it is going to be quite a pleasant day,
:26:31. > :26:34.highs of 23 Celsius. Now, a reminder of
:26:35. > :26:40.tonight's main news... Figures revealed by an alcohol
:26:41. > :26:45.charity suggested possible to buy the recommended weekly amount of
:26:46. > :26:52.alcohol for just ?2 50. They were published as an Appeal Court for
:26:53. > :26:57.judges in Edinburgh reviewed opposing a maximum unit price for
:26:58. > :27:01.alcohol. Mike Ashley, the founding director of Sports Direct, faced MPs
:27:02. > :27:04.today. It followed accusations by a union that there was a culture of
:27:05. > :27:06.fear at the Company's warehouse in Derbyshire.
:27:07. > :27:10.I'll be back with the headlines at eight, and the late bulletin just
:27:11. > :27:13.Until then, from everyone on the team - right
:27:14. > :27:16.across the country - have a very good evening.